And the Lord looked upon him,.... The same before called the angel of the Lord, and who was no other than Jehovah himself; who looked upon him with great earnestness, and with great delight and pleasure smiled upon him, and thereby showing he had a kindness for him, and meant well to him: andsaid unto him, go in this thy might; both of body and mind, which had been before given unto him, and was now increased, and which no doubt Gideon was sensible of:and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites; as he did, and therefore justly reckoned among the saviours and judges of Israel:have not I sent thee?
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Judges 6:14
Judges 6:14
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over in silence; and here begins the story of another distress and…Judges 6 — OverviewJudges 6 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJudges 6:1, The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian; Judges 6:8, A prophet rebukes them; Judges 6:11, An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance; Judges 6:17, Gideon’s present is consumed with fire; Judges…Judges 6 — OverviewJudges 6 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we have an account of the distressed condition Israel was in through the Midianites, Jud 6:1, of a prophet being sent unto them to reprieve them for their sins, Jud 6:7 of an angel appearing to Gideon,…Judges 6:11-24Judges 6:11-24 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt is not said what effect the prophet's sermon had upon the people,
but we may hope it had a good effect, and that some of them at least
repented and reformed upon it; for here, immediately after, we have the…Judges 6:11-24Judges 6:11-24 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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An angel, etc. Rather, the angel of the Lord, otherwise called "the angel of his presence" (Isaiah 63:9). In 6:14, 6:16, 6:23, for the angel of the Lord we have simply the Lord (see 2:1, note). An oak.…Judges 6:14Judges 6:14 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe Lord: Judges 6:11
Go in: Judges 4:6; Joshua 1:5-9; 1 Samuel 12:11; 1 Chronicles 14:9-10; Hebrews 11:32, Hebrews 11:34
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